Rocket or The Rocket is the nickname of:
Ronnie Baxter (born 1961), English darts player
Roger Clemens (born 1962), American baseball pitcher
Raghib Ismail (born 1969), former professional American football and Canadian football player
Rod Jensen (born 1979), Australian rugby league footballer
Rod Laver (born 1938), Australian tennis player
Rodney Morris (born 1970), pool player
Ricky Nattiel (born 1966), American National Football League player
Ronnie O'Sullivan (born 1975), English snooker player
Maurice Richard (1921–2000), former ice hockey player
Hashim Ridha (born 1979), Iraqi former footballer
Ronny Rosenthal, former soccer player, a.k.a. "Rocket Ronny"
Robert Sovik (born 1991), Czech ice hockey player
